Major Failures Led to Autistic 11-Year-Old Being Sedated in Adult Ward, Two Reports Find

Major failures led to 11yo being sedated in adult ward

The family of an 11-year-old autistic girl who was mistaken for an adult, restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital says it's had a ...

Major failures led to autistic 11-year-old being sedated in adult ward, two reports find

The girl was mistaken for an adult and restrained and injected with drugs at a Waikato Hospital mental health unit, and her family says it's had a "lasting and traumatic impact".

Major failures led to an autistic 11-year-old being misidentified, restrained and sedated at Waikato Hospital

Two reports released find that major failures led to an autistic 11-year-old being mistreated at Waikato Hospital, writes Henry Oliver in today’s excerpt from The Bulletin. To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. In March last year, an 11-year-old non-verbal girl with autism was taken to Waikato Hospital by police, after being seen in distress looking over the rails of a bridge. According to initial reporting by Benjamin Plum…

Police, medics slammed after 11yo autistic girl misidentified, injected with antipsychotic drugs

The family of the 11-year-old girl diagnosed with autism who was misidentified by police and twice injected with a psychotropic drug in March say the...

‘Serious mistakes’: Watchdog’s verdict after child restrained, drugged in psych ward in case of mistaken identity

The 11-year-old non-verbal autistic girl was mistaken for a 20-year-old mental health patient and admitted to an adult psychiatric ward at Waikato Hospital.